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Post by Lance on Aug 17, 2012 14:39:02 GMT -5
I'm a big fan of filtration overkill. I've been running 2 Eshopps PS150 skimmers for a while and they've been decent for the money. But now that I've got a really significant investment in both time and money in my livestock, I thought I should upgrade. So, I picked up the AquaMaxx Cone 3 skimmer from MarineDepot.com. www.marinedepot.com/AquaMaxx_Cone_In_Sump_Series_Protein_Skimmer_In_Sump_Venturi_Needle_Wheel_Protein_Skimmers-AquaMaxx-UJ1173-FIPSISNW-vi.html Yep...that's a normal size wine bottle next to it....  I just installed it a few minutes ago. That part took a whopping 15 min from box to wash and assembled to in the sump and adjusted. So points for ease of setup. Over the next couple of weeks I'll let you know how it works out. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2012 16:24:33 GMT -5
wow, thing looks like a beast!
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Aug 17, 2012 16:59:01 GMT -5
Pretty nice looking skimmer overall. Keep us posted on how it does. For a while there Eshopps skimmers switched to the same Sicce pumps and they were putting out as much as 9 volts of stray voltage. Not sure if the pumps have changed much or not since earlier this year but worth keeping an eye on.
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Post by syn74 on Aug 17, 2012 17:08:28 GMT -5
Nice! That thing is huge. Keep us posted.
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Post by Lance on Aug 17, 2012 17:10:39 GMT -5
...Sicce pumps and they were putting out as much as 9 volts of stray voltage... Where'd you get this info from? |
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Aug 17, 2012 17:25:22 GMT -5
From personal experience testing them with volt meters while I worked at Aquacorals, It was one of the reasons that aquacorals stopped carrying eshopps skimmers. Both the atman pumps and the sicce pumps were having lots of issues. Could have been a bad batch of them but who knows. All I know is I saw quite a few that were putting out stray voltage into the tank water with everything else being unpluged.
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Aug 17, 2012 17:31:41 GMT -5
Just check it with a volt meter with everything else unplugged or in a bucket of water. If its not putting out voltage in the water or just a couple volts then you should be fine with just a ground probe.
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Post by Lance on Aug 19, 2012 15:06:28 GMT -5
 2days in and the new skimmer is performing great. It was actually skimming within an hour of installation. On top of that, it's very quiet. And no stray voltage. |
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Aug 19, 2012 15:27:05 GMT -5
Sweet!
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Post by Lance on Aug 28, 2012 15:15:12 GMT -5
It's been about 1.5 weeks now and what can I say? Love the skimmer so far. It's producing great quality skimmate, it's quiet, and a I swear my corals are looking brighter.  |
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